Yes. There is a slight lip in the front preventing the screen from shattering on a face down drop. This leather is hard, but it absorbs drops well. For even more protection, see the Apple Silicon Case.

No, this is a much nicer colour, like a nice rich dark grey-brown. It reminds me of the Farrow and Ball Mouseback colour...
It was a close call between this and the more traditional Saddle brown, which I ended up getting. Last year's brown case put me off buying the 6.

I just purchased both the newest 6S leather case and last year's 6 leather case (at a clearance price at Target) and weighed them both.
The 2014 version for the iPhone 6 weighs 15.7 grams and the 2015 version for the 6s weighs more, at 16.9 grams. They are not identical.

The fit is better with the 2015 version on my 6s, the screen lip is higher. Last year's case will go on to my 6s but it takes more force to get it on, and the screen lip along both sides winds up smaller because the phone has grown in thickness.